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Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
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News Chinese man extradited to US to face charges over North Korea tobacco smugglingAustralia hands over Jin Guanghua to stand trial for allegedly raking in $700M for DPRK using US banks A Chinese national has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for allegedly raising illicit funds for North Korea through a tobacco-smuggling scheme, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Australian authorities handed over 53-year-old Jin Guanghua to the U.S. on Sept. 27, and the defendant made his first appearance in a Washington, D.C. court on Monday, according to a Justice Department press release. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |